101231 Introduction for PCC

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PENARTH COMPUTER

CLUB

Whats it all about ?

THE FRIENDLY CLUB

Note: the show should run continuously BUT..

if it does stop, a click will move it along. (Nobody is perfect!)

The show is fussier than it should be because it was designed to

illustrate the large variety of features that are available!


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PENARTH COMPUTER CLUB the friendly club

What?A sociable learning place to go at ones own speed.

When? - SECOND and FOURTH Tuesdays of the month, Sept >June

Where? All Saints Church Hall, Victoria Square, Penarth

7.30 for 8.00pm start. Finish by 10.00 pm (usually!)

Who? - Your Committee, Experienced members and Guest Speakers

Why?Learn how to. / Do more / do it better/ and haveFUN


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We like to help you to help yourselves

The club concentrates on helping members to feel comfortable with theircomputers

We show how to handle the most popular tasks and give a taste of how todo more

We try to cater for the differing skill levels of our members

In our first few meetings (starting in September) we aim to get beginnersstarted and improvers progressing

(Sshh!....These meetings also provide a bit of revision for everybody else!)



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CHAIRMAN

(& Acting treasurer)

(& ACTING SECRETARY)

(& REPORTER)

(& SPEAKER)

(Yes . And dogsbody)

Who are we?

HOWARD


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The rest of yourCommittee

Secretary

Vacancy

Treasurer

Rhona BoudierSteve Viney

Mike Jakob

Eileen

YounghusbandMike Finlay Vice Chairman

Vacancy
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The FRIENDLY Club

to this

The Club could help

you getfrom this


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Penarth Computer Club

You dont need tobe a scientist

- But it helpsif you arenot alone!


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.to learn about your computer

Desktop

or

and how to do what YOU want to do

Laptop


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The FRIENDLY Club

The Club started in 1992 by todays standards computers were still

quite primitive, difficult to operate & slow

Now they are cheaper but vastly morepowerful

they are smaller but do bigger tasks

they are much, much faster and they can do a wider range of tasks


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Some people (not a lot) want to knowwhat goes on inside the magic box

We help where we can


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The FRIENDLY Club

Many beginners are afraid the machinewill blow up -

It wont!


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So what could we do for you?

Most new members start in September, amost suitable time to start

We introduce you to the workings of the Club We give guidance on setting up your machine

to LOOK good and BEHAVE well - forYOU

We set out some golden rules, hints and tipsto help you off to a flying start

Demonstrations are often by senior members


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The FRIENDLY Club

Members show how they use their computers for:

writing documents, sending e-mails

creating cards and invitations

address lists, including merging them with

letters constructing spreadsheets to make calculations

easy and accurate & drawing charts

improving digital photographs & using effects slideshows of pictures (or slides like these!)

drawings

and much more

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enart Computer C u

We invite Guest Speakers to talk on a variety

of topics of general interest including

Family tree research

Computer crime

Defences against hacking and spying The future of communications

Anti-virus protection measures

... and we try to respond

to requests ....


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The FRIENDLY Club

If you have particular areas of interestwe hope that you will meet someone in theclub with whom you can share that

interest and develop it together


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We try to reduce your worries if youhave a problem

For example


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Take pictures to remind

you how cables fit

It can be a great help!

The FRIENDLY Club


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PENARTH COMPUTER CLUB

Howard

.and at the end of each meetinga chance to have a chat over a sociable beverage.

Thank you for your time


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PENARTH COMPUTER CLUB

ThatsWhats it all about !

THE FRIENDLY CLUB

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101231 Introduction for PCC